By Dorian W., South Loop School
Songs That's Weird, Grandma Other Venues Wilmette 2008
Once upon a time there was a man named Truman. And he was joining the Big Race finals to win $300. When he was practicing he run 5 miles a day. When he run home he took his dog out and ran with his dog. His dog was named Ace. His dog was really nice and could run so fast. He was the fastest dog in the whole world.
Truman was a gym teacher. When he went to gym class he taught them to run 6 miles & he ran with them. Truman taught at junior high. The big race was in one more week. One more week to practice. When he got home he ran 10 blocks and went to the store, too. His friend was competing in the race. He was the fastest in Kansas City. He ran for two days. He ran from Kansas City to Memphis, TN. The race was in three more days. He asked Truman to practice. They ran from Kansas City to Chicago.
The race was tomorrow. When Truman practiced, he tried so hard he thought he could beat his friend, Laslo. “Today is the Race.” Said Laslo on the phone to his friend, Truman.
After Truman ate breakfast he took his dog out and ran. The race was 2 hours when the race was about to start, Truman took his dog to his son’s house. No dogs were allowed.
1 hour to the race. Truman was very mad because his friend Laslo was making fun of him because he was slow. Truman’s Dad knows Laslo’s dad. Laslo’s dad knew that he was a cheater.
The race was about to begin. They had to go from Kansas City to Sacramento. The race started at one o’clock. They had to run for 7 hours. Truman and Laslo were in the lead.
They made it to Denver. Laslo had a plan to cheat. He tripped Truman. Truman fell into a sack and got tied up. He didn’t have a cell, so he couldn’t call the police.
Laslo stopped at a restaurant named the 4 Aces.
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By By Alveta M. & Tashay M., 4th Grade, Chalmers Elementary
Dialogues That's Weird, Grandma Other Venues TOTL 2006
Characers: Princess Tashay (PT), Princess Alveta (PA)
Settings: castle
PT: I am inviting all of my princess friends to the castle for my sleepover.
PA: Princess Tashay we have to make our invitation for all the princesses of the world except the dangerous one.
PT: I am going to mail these invitations.
PA: Did you make a mistake and invite the dangerous princess?
PT: Yes. ****
PA: Today is the day of our party. Let’s get ready. A princess is at the door.
PT: oh no it is the mean one.
PT: let’s vanish her with our powers.
PA: Now she is gone forever.
PT: Let’s finish having our party.
PA: First let’s go to the ball and set up the party.
PT: Okay.
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By Joseph W., Cleveland School
That's Weird, Grandma
One day their was a boy named Robin he worked at a lobster factory named Alberts one time while he was working a lobster jumped on his face and he was bleeding to death he call his mother and when she saw the lobster on his face she passed out then finally the lobster let go of his face and Robin ran away from the lobsters and then his mother got back up and did not see her son there so she look for him she found him and he said he would never work there again so he got a better job and he liked it and they all lived happily ever after.
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By Troy C., Jasmine R., Malik S., Tierra W., Curtis F., and Jerry L., Dewey Academy
That's Weird, Grandma
Once upon a time it was a man named John, a girl named Lila and Lila’s sister CC that can turn into a dragon. She could protect her sister, Lila. Lila liked John and John liked Lila, but Lila’s sister didn’t want them to get together. She tried to ruin their relationship. When John and Lila would go somewhere, CC would say she had to go to the bathroom and she’s come back as a Dragon and try to grab her sister, and she and John would battle. Lila had visions when her sister was going to do something bad, and Lila’s life was miserable. The reason CC acted bad was because she wanted to get some attention, so she started a war between the Hot and Cold, so John and Lila break up because John is on the Hot and Lila’s on the Cold. CC was going to go to the Freeze to get more people to battle John. When CC and John were fixin to battle, Lila tried to make them be friends. They tried to take her but she turned into a dragon. John took CC to get some ice cream, and she became friends with Lila. They stopped to war. The end.
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By Drake B., 3rd Grade, Loyola Park After School Program
Songs That's Weird, Grandma
The destroyer wil kill you!!!!! He likes to kill people with only a touch. The destroyer is the best pro staring contest winner. The destroyer was born on a planet named Mafagapagamif. His enemy is pants. He wears paper-mache for glasses.
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